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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2167
    Compiler 62
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 48
    Total Count 411
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		120
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		150
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		520
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		340
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		230
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    213Finfoot, African
    (Podica senegalensis)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		90
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		260
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		160
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		260
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		310
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    688Wagtail, Mountain
    (Motacilla clara)    		10


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